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Promotion of the Tangut Script

Type Event Region Asia Time 1020–1029

In the 1020s, under King Li Deming, Western Xia gradually promoted its native script in official documents, inscriptions, Buddhist translations, and …

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  1. 1022–1026Xingqing Prefecture · Xingqing PrefectureThe Western Xia court began using its native script in some edicts, inscriptions, and official records, alongside Chinese, asserting the regime's cultural independence.
  2. 1025–1029Western Xia · Western XiaTangut script use expanded in Buddhist scripture translation, school education, and popular writing, cultivating a literate elite versed in the native script and creating conditions for the writing system's completion and wide promulgation.

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